Computer guys! - Need advice!

[69Muscle]

Ok So I had to install a internal CD writer in my girls parents computer (don't you hate being asked to do this shit)

SO I've installed about a dozen writers with no problem. Anyway's the install went fine up to the point of adding software. It would keep coming up no compatable writer (ez creater 4)

So I check in system properties and sure enough there's issues.
DMA Isn't checked on the HD, and the PCI system management bus has a yellow check along with an unknown device.

So that sent a flag up in my head that the mobo drivers haven't been installed.

Here's my question: I assume the mobo drivers need to be installed in order for the burner to work because it relies on UDMA.

How bad am I going to screw this computer up installing mobo drivers a year after they last formatted it?! Granted the computer guy should of installed it, and I can't believe it ran this long without them installed. But I've never tried installing mobo drivers this late in an install.


The CD writer reads CD's along with being a slave to the Master CD-rom. To me the computer should have a lot more issues running this long without those drivers. I don't think they use USB devices and maybe that's why they haven't noticed.

BTW is a win98 install on a P-III Dell dememsions 4100


Any thoughts? Am I correct in thinking the mobo drivers need to be installed? Under system performance it says "system is running optimal" instead of DOS-compatabilty mode like I expected. And that's what is throwing me off.

Thanks

 

[TheProject]

I'm not sure what you mean by mobo drivers, but here's one thing I've seen quite often with certain writers:

EasyCD creator often requires update patches to recognize all writers with all OS's. I've got a Yamaha writer, and under 98, it would not show up correctly until EasyCD was installed and patched.

My advice would be, before you try anything else, get the 4.05 patches from www.roxio.com. There may be newer, but 4.05's the last I used.

 

[69Muscle]

mobo = motherboard or chipset drivers.


That's an excellent idea as well! Thanks project!

 

[69Muscle]

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